
What to see in Trujillo
Trujillo is famous for it’s mud city Chanchan, which is a world heritage. But not only does Trujillo have archeological sights from the Chimu people, but also from the Moche culture. Furthermore the town center itself is also a feast for the eye. Good reasons to stay some days in Trujillo.
If you are in a hurry you can easily do both sights in one day. But if you have time I recommend you to do it in two days. Both sights are open from 9am-4pm.
Huaca de la Luna
This temple of the moche is south of Trujillo. To reach it you can either take a minibus at Avenida America Sur (close to the terminal terrestre, more info at the tourist information at the plaza de Armas) for 1.50 Soles (0.45$) or you take a Taxi for about 12 Soles (3.65$), which has the advantage to be faster.
The entrance has to be bought in the boleteria of the museum. It’s 10 Soles (3.05$) whereas the museum is 5 Soles (1.50$). If you do both sights I recommend you to leave out the museum.

Then you either get an English or Spanish (sometimes French) tour guide who guides you about an hour through the complex of the temple. The archeologists are still working here, so that’s why some parts are closed for public. The guide is for free but donations are welcome.
Chanchan
Chanchan is a complex of 10 palaces of which one is accessible for public. They are still working here as well, that’s why some parts are closed.
To get there you can either take a bus at the Avenida Espana (at Alameda de los Heroes) for about 1.50 Soles (0.45$) or you take a Taxi for 10 Soles (3.05$), which has the advantage that it brings you directly to the entrance of the palace.
The entrance fee for Chanchan is also 10 Soles (3.05$) but does not include a guide, but instead includes the museum and two other sights (Huaca Arco Iris and Huaca Esmeralda). Therefore I recommend you to do this in more than one day.

The price for the guide is 40 Soles (12.15$) and the tour is about one hour. Because it is a private guide I recommend to form groups, so it is a bit cheaper. A guide through the complex is not obligatory, but highly recommendable, as there is no single explanation sign in the palace. The guides are in English and Spanish.

